tinny adj

1 of very poor quality [syn: bum, cheap, cheesy, chintzy, crummy, punk, sleazy]

2 thin and metallic in sound; lacking resonance; "an unpleasant tinny voice" [also: tinniest, tinnier]

English

Adjective

1. Of or pertaining to or resembling tin.

   The object had a tinny appearance.

2. Pertaining to the thinness and cheapness of tin or similar-looking metals, in contrast to a heavier, more valuable metal.

   The shop was filled with tinny tourist geegaws.

3. Pertaining to a thin, unpleasant sound recalling that of tin being rapped.

   The piano was not simply out of tune, but had become downright tinny.

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